INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PRF BALTIC SEA, KIEL 2016

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1 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PRF BALTIC SEA, KIEL 2016 PRF acc. MARPOL IV Special Area Ferry Operators s perspective, 30. June 2016 by Captain Wolfgang Hintzsche, Marine Director, German Shipowners Association Source: Fotolia/Altin Osmanaj VDR an international association > founded in 1907 > 220 member companies > 28 staff > headquarters in Hamburg > offices in Berlin and Brussels > regularly in London and Geneva Offices in Hamburg, Berlin and Brussels. Source: VDR 2 1

2 German Shipping Companies and Market Shares 3 Leading merchant fleets by owner s nationality The German merchant fleet loses ground compared to other leading shipping nations since 2012: 12 % tonnage, 17 % vessels Mio. BRZ World merchant fleet German merchant fleet Mio. BRZ

3 ATHENS Convention Passengers & luggage STCW Allocation of IMO-Regulations COLREG SOLAS V Safety of Navigation SOLAS IV Communication & GMDSS SOLAS IX Safety Management - ISM Noise Onboard Ships Code SOLAS II-2 Fire Protection SOLAS III Liefe Saving Appliances MARPOL VI CO2, SOx, NOx Load Lines Ship Recycling Convention SOLAS II-1 Stability, Subdivision & Construction & Machinery AFS & Biofouling SOLAS II-1 Safe-Return-to-Port MARPOL I OWS, Sludge OPRC and CLC MARPOL IV Sewage Ballastwaser Convention Noise from Ships MARPOL V Garbage 5 MARPOL IV Special area Baltic Sea from 01. Jan HELCOM-Initiative >> New Sewage-Special-Area Baltic Sea Passengerships only Shifted dates due to non-availability of PRF and suitable treatment systems by three years to now 01. Jan 2019 for NB, 01. Jan 2021 for existing Ships Either discharge in port (expected pump capacity 200m³/h) or installation / retrofit of new Sewage- Systems (under development!!) New Regulation MEPC.227(64) for type approval of new Sewage-Plants Passengerships Stakeholder meetings in germany together with administration, baltic seaports and owners on evaluation of availability of suitable and adequate PRF s Final decision taken at MEPC 69 in April 2016 with compromise incl. Russia 6 3

4 HELCOM Technical & Operational Guidance Toward adequate port reception facilities for sewage in the Baltic Sea The new MARPOL Annex IV regulation for the Baltic Sea will enter into force when the HELCOM countries have notified IMO that adequate port reception facilities for sewage are available in their ports and terminals used by passenger ships. Each Baltic Coastal country undertakes to ensure that: facilities for the reception of sewage are provided in ports and terminals which are in a special area and which are used by passenger ships; the facilities are adequate to meet the needs of those passenger ships; and the facilities are operated so as not to cause undue delay to those passenger ships 8. Fees The Baltic Sea ports have implemented the no-special-fee system based on the HELCOM Recommendation 28E/10 and the EC Directive on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues 2000/59/EC. No-special-fee system is a charging system where the cost of reception, handling and disposal of ship-generated wastes covered by MARPOL Annex I (oily wastes from machinery spaces), Annex IV (sewage) and Annex V (garbage), originating from the normal operation of the ship is included in the harbor fee or otherwise charged to the ship irrespective of whether wastes are delivered or not. To specify the ship s contribution to the no-special-fee system, the gross tonnage is usually taken as the basis of calculation by the port. Basis of calculation of oil (bilge water, sludge), garbage (different types) and sewage may depend on the type and size of the ship as well as the number of crew and passengers. The fee should be independent of the volume of the wastes delivered to PRF. 7 Northern Ferry Routes and industry demands Johan Roos, Director Regulatory Affairs:,,Effectively, those who wish to discharge ashore have the possibility to do so and we see more ferry ports coming on-line. We suspect however, that there are operators who will need to engage more with their respective ports ahead of Our situation is quite different from that of the Cruise vessels. As INTERFERRY, the main concern we have with the revised Annex IV is that it puts all the legal obligation on the ship. We do not wish to have to report non-compliance if the port doesn t have its equipment in good order and we do support the CLIA proposal to clarify when you are allowed to conduct an extraordinary discharge at sea. 8 4

5 Industry demands on adequate PRF Typical waste water from ferries Ferries operate between fixed destinations and the average duration of a ferry voyage is generally shorter than the duration of a cruise voyage and the number of passengers on board will typically be smaller and therefore smaller amounts of sewage are produced. Since decades, many Ferries operating in the Baltic Sea leave the sewage ashore, as this makes more sense than investing in advanced onboard treatment systems. Some ports have been slow to offer the PRF, but from the Ferry side there are no real operational concerns over the changes to Annex IV. Furthermore, several ferry companies operating in the Baltic Sea are already discharging all operational waste, including grey water and bilge water to a port reception facility. Adequacy according to the ferry industry The ferry industry has defined their requirements on adequate PRFs as: direct shore-side PRF connections port receiving capacity capacity ideally of 200 m3/h, but a pragmatic approach is recommended reception facilities should be available at all berths non-availability clause when PRFs are not working agreed hose and flange dimensions no use of barges or trucks discharge under the No-Special-Fee 9 SCANDLINES PUT-RØD Princesse Benedikte Prins Richard Deutschland Schleswig-Holstein Puttgarden-R dby ROS-GED Kronsprins Frederik (Copenhagen) Berlin Rostoc - edser Delivery of ALL Ship-generated Waste incl. Sewage and Scrubber Washwater to adequate PRF ashore, Sewage per ship/year = cbm 10 5

6 TT-Line Sewage per Ship: 40 cbm/day With 6 modern RoPax-Ferries and up to 23 departures a day, TT-Line links the largest German Baltic ports, Travemünde and Rostock, and the Polish Świnoujście with the southern Swedish transport hub of Trelleborg, the most important ferry port in Sweden. TT-Line's technology and environmental management has received several awards. TT-Line has developed the 'Green Bridge Concept' and achieved a further reduction of emissions of harmful substances with the installation of diesel electric drive systems. With flow-optimised hull forms, innovative coating systems and speed management to optimise fuel consumption, it has been possible to further optimise the CO2 footprint. Since many years, sewage on board TT-Line's ships has been cleaned in biological sewage treatment plants and no untreated waste water is pumped overboard. Nowadays, adequate reception facilities for sewage from ships are available in one of the ports of call (Trelleborg). Consequently, TT-Line has started to discharge sewage from a collection tank on board to the municipal sewage system ashore thus omitting any discharge into the sea at all. This is done as far as technical requirements are met and when harbour times allow for. In future all ships will use adequate PRF in all ports, when available. 11 Source: Fotolia_ _donvictorio Any questions? Captain Wolfgang Hintzsche hintzsche@reederverband.de 6